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Public Act 096-0312
Public Act 0312 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0312
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| HB3972 Enrolled |
LRB096 04893 JAM 14959 b |
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| AN ACT concerning elections.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Election Code is amended by changing | Sections 19-3, 20-2, 20-2.1, 20-2.2, 20-2.3, and 20-3 as | follows:
| (10 ILCS 5/19-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 19-3)
| Sec. 19-3. Application for such ballot shall be made on | blanks to be
furnished by the election authority and | duplication of such application
for ballot is prohibited, | except by the election authority. The
application for ballot | shall be substantially in the
following form:
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| BY ELECTOR WHO EXPECTS TO BE
| ABSENT FROM COUNTY
| To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully |
| entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | held therein on ....; that I expect to be absent
from the | county of my residence on the date of holding such election,
| and that I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that | day.
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the | county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such | ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the | closing of the polls on the date
of the election or, if | returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th | day following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ....
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| .............................................................
| However, if application is made for a primary election | ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the | political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| BY ELECTOR WHO IS JUDGE OF ELECTION
|
| IN A PRECINCT OTHER THAN THE PRECINCT
| IN WHICH HE RESIDES
| To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | to be held therein on ....; that I am a judge of election
in | .... precinct or the (1) *.... ward in the city of .... or (2)
| *township of .... or (3) *city, village or incorporated town of | .... in such
county and that I will have no opportunity of | voting in person on that day:
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I serve as a judge of | election in such
last named precinct, and I agree that I shall | return such ballot or
ballots to the official issuing the same | prior to the closing of the
polls on the date of the election | or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight | preceding election day, for counting no later than during the | period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which | is the 14th day following election day.
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| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ....
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| ....
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| BY PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED ELECTOR
| To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | to be held therein on ....; that I shall be physically
| incapable of being present at the polls of such precinct on the | date of
holding such election for the following reasons:
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I am so physically | incapacitated, and I
agree that I shall return such ballot or | ballots to the official issuing
the same prior to the closing |
| of the polls on the date of election or, if returned by mail, | postmarked no later than midnight preceding election day, for | counting no later than during the period for counting | provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day | following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ....
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| .............................................................
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT | BY CHILD SEX OFFENDER ELECTOR | To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of .... | I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be | used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | lived at such address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election | to be held therein on ....; that
my assigned precinct polling | place is in a school and I will be unable to enter the polling |
| place without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal Code of | 1961. | I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election because my assigned precinct | polling place is in a school and I will be unable to enter the | polling place without violating Section 11-9.3 of the Criminal | Code of 1961, and I
agree that I shall return such ballot or | ballots to the official issuing
the same prior to the closing | of the polls on the date of election or, if returned by mail, | postmarked no later than midnight preceding election day, for | counting no later than during the period for counting | provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day | following election day. | Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct. | .... | *fill in either (1), (2), or (3). | Post office address to which ballot is mailed: | ...............
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| BY ELECTOR OBSERVING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY
| To be voted at the .... election in the county of .... | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct (1) *township of .... | (2) *City of ....
or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am affiliated with the .... party (to be |
| used in
primary elections) and that I am a resident of the .... | precinct of the
(1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) | *.... ward in the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or | town in the county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have | lived at such address for .... month(s)
past, that I am | lawfully entitled to vote in such precinct at the ....
election | to be held therein on ....; that I shall be unable to be
| present at the polls of such precinct on the date of holding | such
election because of the tenets of my religion in the | observance of a
religious holiday.
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I am so unable to be | present at the
polls of such precinct on the date of the | election because of the tenets
of my religion in the observance | of a religious holiday, and I agree
that I shall return the | ballot or ballots to the official issuing the
same prior to the | closing of the polls on the date of the election or, if | returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th | day following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ....
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
|
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| .............................................................
| APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| BY ELECTOR WHO IS AN ELECTION EMPLOYEE
| OF STATE'S ATTORNEY, COUNTY CLERK OR
| BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
| To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | held therein on ....; that I am employed in the
office of the | (State's Attorney of .... County) (County Clerk of ....
County) | (Board of Election Commissioners of the (City) (County) of ....
| and that because of election duties on the date of holding such | election
I will have no opportunity to vote in person on that | day.
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election, and I agree that I shall | return such
ballot or ballots to the official issuing the same | prior to the closing
of the polls on the date of the election | or, if returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight |
| preceding election day, for counting no later than during the | period for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which | is the 14th day following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ....
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| .............................................................
| Provided, that if application be made for a primary | election ballot,
such application shall designate the name of | the political party with
which the applicant is affiliated.
| APPLICATION FOR
| TEMPORARILY ABSENT STUDENT BALLOT
| To be voted at the .... election in the County of .... and | State of
Illinois, in the .... precinct of the (1) *township of | .... (2) *City of
.... or (3) *.... ward in the City of ....
| I state that I am a resident of the .... precinct of the | (1)
*township of .... (2) *City of .... or (3) *.... ward in | the city of
.... residing at .... in such city or town in the | county of .... and
State of Illinois; that I have lived at such | address for .... month(s)
last past; that I am lawfully | entitled to vote in such precinct at the
.... election to be | held therein on ....; that I am temporarily abiding
outside | such precinct in the (1) *township of .... (2) *City of .... in |
| the
county of .... and State of .... due to the fact I am a | student attending an
institution of higher education, and for | that reason do not expect to have
an opportunity to vote in | person on that day.
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the | precinct of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return such | ballot or ballots to the
official issuing the same prior to the | closing of the polls on the date
of the election or, if | returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th | day following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| .........................
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
| Post office address to which ballot is mailed:
| .............................................................
| However, if application is made for a primary election | ballot, such
application shall designate the name of the | political party with which
the applicant is affiliated.
| In lieu of the separate application blanks heretofore | prescribed, the
election authority may adopt a standard | application blank in
substantially the following form for all |
| categories of absentee voters:
| APPLICATION FOR
| ABSENT VOTER'S BALLOT
| To be voted at the ....... election in the County of | ....... and
State of Illinois, in the ...... precinct of the | (1) *township of ......
(2) *City of ...... or (3) *...... ward | in the City of ............
| I state that I am a resident of the ...... precinct of the | (1)
*township of ...... (2) *City of ........ or (3) *........ | ward in the
City of ...... residing at .......... in such city | or town in the county
of ...... and State of Illinois; that I | have lived at such address for
...... months last past; that I | am lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at a ...... | election to be held therein on ......; and that I
will be | unable to vote in person at the polls of such precinct for the
| following reasons:
| (Check One)
| I expect to be absent from my county of residence.
| I expect to be temporarily absent from the country.
| I shall be serving as a judge of election in the
| ........ precinct which is not my precinct of
| residence.
| I shall be observing a religious holiday in
| accordance with the tenets of my religion.
| I shall be performing official election duties
| for an Election Authority ....................,
|
| (election authority)
| .................... or the State Board of | Elections.
| (location)
| I shall be performing election law enforcement
| duties in the employment of ......................,
| (law enforcement agency)
| ................
| (location)
| I am temporarily abiding in the (1) *township of
.... | (2) *city of .... in the county of .... and
State of .... due to | the fact I am a student
attending an institution of higher | education.
| I am physically incapacitated.
| Reason(s):
| I have been called for jury duty on said day by
| ..................
| (court jurisdiction)
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election and agree that I shall | return the ballot or
ballots to the election official issuing | the same in sufficient time for
such official to deliver the | ballot or ballots to the proper polling
place prior to the | closing of the polls on the date of the election or, if | returned by mail, postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day, for counting no later than during the period for |
| counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th | day following election day.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section | 29-10 of the
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| ........................
| *fill in either (1), (2) or (3).
Post office address to which | ballot is mailed:
| ........................
| Provided, that if application is made for a primary | election, such
application shall designate the name of the | political party with which
applicant is affiliated.
| (Source: P.A. 95-440, eff. 8-27-07.)
| (10 ILCS 5/20-2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2)
| Sec. 20-2. Any member of the United States Service, | otherwise qualified
to vote, who expects in the course of his | duties to be absent from the
county in which he resides on the | day of holding any election may make
application for an | absentee ballot to the election authority having
jurisdiction | over his precinct of residence on the official postcard or on
a | form furnished by the election authority as prescribed by | Section 20-3 of
this Article not less than 10 days before the | election. A request pursuant
to this Section shall entitle the | applicant to an absentee ballot for every
election in one | calendar year. The original application for ballot shall be
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| kept in the office of the election authority for one year as | authorization
to send a ballot to the voter for each election | to be held within that
calendar year. A certified copy of such | application for ballot shall be
sent each election with the | absentee ballot to the election authority's central ballot | counting location to be used
in lieu of the original | application for ballot. No registration shall be
required in | order to vote pursuant to this Section.
| Ballots under this Section shall be mailed by the election | authority in
the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of this | Article and not otherwise.
Ballots voted under this Section | must be returned postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day and received for counting at the central ballot | counting location of the election authority during the period | for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the | 14th day following election day. Ballots voted under this | Section must be returned to the election authority
in | sufficient time for delivery to the election authority's | central ballot counting location before
the closing of the | polls on the day of the election.
| (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
| (10 ILCS 5/20-2.1) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.1)
| Sec. 20-2.1. Citizens of the United States temporarily | residing outside
the territorial limits of the United States | who are not registered but
otherwise qualified to vote and who |
| expect to be absent from their county
of residence during the | periods of voter registration provided for in
Articles 4, 5 or | 6 of this Code and on the day of holding any election, may
make | simultaneous application to the election authority having | jurisdiction
over their precinct of residence for an absentee | registration and absentee
ballot not less than 30 days before | the election. Such application may be
made on the official | postcard or on a form furnished by the election
authority as | prescribed by Section 20-3 of this Article. A request pursuant
| to this Section shall entitle the applicant to an absentee | ballot for every
election in one calendar year. The original | application for ballot shall be
kept in the office of the | election authority for one year as authorization
to send a | ballot to the voter for each election to be held within that
| calendar year. A certified copy of such application for ballot | shall be
sent each election with the absentee ballot to the | election authority's central ballot counting location to be | used
in lieu of the original application for ballot.
| Registration shall be required in order to vote pursuant to | this Section.
However, if the election authority receives one | of such applications after
30 days but not less than 10 days | before a Federal election, said applicant
shall be sent a | ballot containing the Federal offices only and registration
for | that election shall be waived.
| Ballots under this Section shall be mailed by the election | authority in
the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of this |
| Article and not otherwise.
| Ballots voted under this Section must be returned | postmarked no later than midnight preceding election day and | received for counting at the central ballot counting location | of the election authority during the period for counting | provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day | following election day. | Ballots under this Section must be returned to the election | authority in
sufficient time for delivery to the election | authority's central ballot counting location before
the | closing of the polls on the day of the election.
| (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
| (10 ILCS 5/20-2.2) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.2)
| Sec. 20-2.2. Any non-resident civilian citizen, otherwise | qualified to
vote, may make application to the election | authority having jurisdiction
over his precinct of former | residence for an absentee ballot containing
the Federal offices | only not less than 10 days before a Federal election.
Such | application may be made only on the official postcard. A | request
pursuant to this Section shall entitle the applicant to | an absentee ballot
for every election in one calendar year at | which Federal offices are
filled. The original application for | ballot shall be kept in the office of
the election authority | for one year as authorization to send a ballot to
the voter for | each election to be held within that calendar year at which
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| Federal offices are filled. A certified copy of such | application for
ballot shall be sent each election with the | absentee ballot to the election authority's central ballot | counting location to be used in lieu of the original | application for ballot.
No registration shall be required in | order to vote pursuant to this Section.
Ballots under this | Section shall be mailed by the election authority in
the manner | prescribed by Section 20-5 of this Article and not otherwise.
| Ballots voted under this Section must be returned postmarked no | later than midnight preceding election day and received for | counting at the central ballot counting location of the | election authority during the period for counting provisional | ballots, the last day of which is the 14th day following | election day. Ballots under this Section must be returned to | the election authority in
sufficient time for delivery to the | election authority's central ballot counting location before
| the closing of the polls on the day of the election.
| (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
| (10 ILCS 5/20-2.3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-2.3)
| Sec. 20-2.3. Members of the Armed Forces. Any member of the | United
States Armed Forces while on active duty, otherwise | qualified to vote, who
expects in the course of his or her | duties to be absent from the county in
which he or she resides | on the day of holding any election, in addition to any
other | method of making application for an absentee ballot under this
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| Article, may make application for an absentee ballot to the | election
authority having jurisdiction over his or her precinct | of residence by a
facsimile machine or electronic transmission | not less than 10 days before
the election.
| Ballots under this Section shall be mailed by the election | authority in
the manner prescribed by Section 20-5 of this | Article and not otherwise.
Ballots voted under this Section | must be returned postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day and received for counting at the central ballot | counting location of the election authority during the period | for counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the | 14th day following election day. Ballots voted under this | Section must be returned to the election authority
before the | closing of the polls on the day of election and must be counted | at the election authority's central ballot counting location.
| (Source: P.A. 94-1000, eff. 7-3-06.)
| (10 ILCS 5/20-3) (from Ch. 46, par. 20-3)
| Sec. 20-3.
The election authority shall furnish the | following
applications for absentee registration or absentee | ballot which shall be
considered a method of application in | lieu of the official postcard.
| 1. Members of the United States Service, citizens of the | United
States temporarily residing outside the territorial | limits of the United
States, and certified program participants | under the Address Confidentiality
for Victims of Domestic |
| Violence Act may make application within the periods
prescribed | in Sections
20-2 or 20-2.1, as the case may be. Such | application shall be
substantially in the following form:
| "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT
| To be voted at the............ election in the precinct in | which is
located my residence at..............., in the | city/village/township of
............(insert home address) | County of........... and State of
Illinois.
| I state that I am a citizen of the United States; that on | (insert
date of election) I shall have resided in the State of | Illinois and in
the election precinct for 30 days; that on the | above date I shall be the
age of 18 years or above; that I am | lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct at that election; | that I am (check category 1, 2, or 3
below):
| 1. ( ) a member of the United States Service,
| 2. ( ) a citizen of the United States temporarily residing | outside
the territorial limits of the United States and that I | expect to be
absent from the said county of my residence on the | date of holding such
election, and that I will have no | opportunity to vote in person on that
day.
| 3. ( ) a certified program participant under the Address
| Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence Act.
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by me at such election if I am absent from the said | county of my
residence, and I agree that I shall return said | ballot or ballots to the
election authority postmarked no later |
| than midnight preceding election day, for counting no later | than during the period for counting provisional ballots, the | last day of which is the 14th day following election day prior | to the closing of the polls on the date of the
election or | shall destroy said ballot or ballots.
| (Check below only if category 2 or 3 and not previously | registered)
| ( ) I hereby make application to become registered as a | voter and
agree to return the forms and affidavits for | registration to the
election authority not later than 30 days | before the election.
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 | of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| .........................
| Post office address or service address to which | registration
materials or ballot should be mailed
| .........................
| .........................
| .........................
| ........................"
| If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
| application shall designate the name of the political party | with which
the applicant is affiliated.
| Such applications may be obtained from the election | authority having
jurisdiction over the person's precinct of |
| residence.
| 2. A spouse or dependent of a member of the United States | Service,
said spouse or dependent being a registered voter in | the county, may
make application on behalf of said person in | the office of the election
authority within the periods | prescribed in Section 20-2 which shall be
substantially in the | following form:
| "APPLICATION FOR BALLOT to be voted at the........... election | in
the precinct in which is located the residence of the person | for whom
this application is made at.............(insert | residence address) in
the city/village/township of......... | County of.......... and State
of Illinois.
| I certify that the following named person................ | (insert
name of person) is a member of the United States | Service.
| I state that said person is a citizen of the United States; | that on
(insert date of election) said person shall have | resided in the State of
Illinois and in the election precinct | for which this application is made
for 30 days; that on the | above date said person shall be the age of 18
years or above; | that said person is lawfully entitled to vote in such
precinct | at that election; that said person is a member of the United
| States Service, and that in the course of his duties said | person expects
to be absent from his county of residence on the | date of holding such
election, and that said person will have | no opportunity to vote in
person on that day.
|
| I hereby make application for an official ballot or ballots | to be
voted by said person at such election and said person | agrees that he
shall return said ballot or ballots to the | election authority postmarked no later than midnight preceding | election day, for counting no later than during the period for | counting provisional ballots, the last day of which is the 14th | day following election day prior to
the closing of the polls on | the day of the election, or shall destroy
said ballot or | ballots.
| I hereby certify that I am the (mother, father, sister, | brother,
husband or wife) of the said elector, and that I am a | registered voter
in the election precinct for which this | application is made. (Strike all
but one that is applicable.)
| Under penalties as provided by law pursuant to Article 29 | of The
Election Code, the undersigned certifies that the | statements set forth
in this application are true and correct.
| Name of applicant ......................
| Residence address ........................
| City/village/township........................
| Service address to which ballot should be mailed:
| .........................
| .........................
| .........................
| ........................"
| If application is made for a primary election ballot, such
| application shall designate the name of the political party |
| with which
the person for whom application is made is | affiliated.
| Such applications may be obtained from the election | authority having
jurisdiction over the voting precinct in which | the person for whom
application is made is entitled to vote.
| (Source: P.A. 91-494, eff. 1-1-00.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2010
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